Newborns can be very unhappy when they are constipated, because it is very uncomfortable Meconium is the first stool of an infant that occurs within the first twenty-four hours of birth

Men are notorious for their ability to recite baseball stats of their favorite players, yet suffer memory loss about taking out the trash When moms get together to trade stories, half of their tales are about their partners

Experienced moms and dads know one incontrovertible maxim of parenting: babies will put anything within reach into their mouths Moreover, they'll do so with little regard for taste, texture, cleanliness, or danger

Moms have long complained about the imbalance between what they do and what their male partners do in caring for their homes and families In effect, moms tend to do more (often, much more)